Madison, Wis. Is Using Park Land as a Concrete Recycling Site for Nearby Construction

In Madison, Wis., the Atwood Avenue construction project is to be completed by the fall, city officials anticipate. A concrete recycling site on South Fair Oaks Avenue is helping the project by making it more ecofriendly and work efficiently.

City owned park land are being used by construction workers as a recycling site to break up old concrete and reuse it for the Atwood Ave. project.

“It certainly is not fun to go through some of the pain and change to get there, but I’m positive that that area and the park system will continue to be a focal point for visitors and residents,” City of Madison Parks Superintendent Eric Knepp said. “If your project involves demolishing something and part of the demolishing is recycling things then you go back into building, you’re going to have more of the demolishing early and more of the building later right?”

Knepp mentioned that he understands the Atwood Ave. project impacts commuting and other travel for the eastside residents.

“Our routes, we avoid them as much as possible as they’re working on those projects,” Angeleah Wear, east side resident, said. “I appreciate that the city is actually using this area to do the concrete stuff. I didn’t know the trucks would normally have had to drive far away. So this way, it’s better, saves on gas I’m sure. The city is actually doing a great job to make use of this piece of land for the time being.”

Once the Atwood Ave. project is completed, the nearby

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